West Virginia Eyes Governor Bid by Holt Kilgore in Play
A special session sparked talk of Rush Holt seeking the Democratic nomination for governor and Harley Kilgore weighing a bid. Others named include Judge Jo N. Kenna and Judge Clarence Meadows, with February 5 filing deadline looming as soldiers vote. Republicans faced a rising contest with T. C. Townsend and Wright Hugus among possible entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Fullerton
Associated Presse
Charleston
West Virginia
U. S
Rush Dew Holt
Weston
Harley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
Beckley
Florida
Senate
Truman
Louis A. Johnson
Supreme Court
Jo N. Kenna
Clarence Meadows
House
John Amos
James Paull
Andrew Edmiston
Public Service Commission
E. B. Fennybacker
R. D. Bailey
Pine Ville
Wyoming
M. M. Neely
Raymond A. Funkhouser
Funkhouser
D. Boone Dawson
T. C. Townsend
Wright Hugus
Wheeling
Hugus
Rush Holt
Lewis County
Kenna
Meadows
Doctor escapes serious injury after plunge into Mabscott cut
Dr Ford, returning from a professional call on the Cleveland schoolhouse road, slid into a deep cut on Mabscott hill in rain and mist. He damaged his car and hurt his right knee but escaped major harm. Local officials recall guard rails once installed on the opposite side and urge improved safety with luminous guard posts for visibility.
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S.A. Ford
Mabscott Hill
Cleveland Schoolhouse
Ford
Cleveland
M. J. Meadows
Meadows
Fitzpatrick
Cleveland Road
Raleigh County War Fund drive lags in contributions
Only 7 of 39 mining communities and 14 women’s committees plus 21 rural groups have reported in Raleigh County’s War Fund campaign. Total raised is 30 775.73 toward a 54 700.00 quota as committees push to finish before pond weather and holidays delay reports.
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Raleigh County War Fund
National
J. C. Penny Company
Raleigh
R. D. Watts
B.D. Amstrong
Box 909
Beckley
Rites for John Kacsmaryk Held at Saint Francis de Sales
Funeral services for 49 year old John Kacsmaryk of Raleigh were set for Monday at 9 AM at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church with Father John Halpin officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. Kacsmaryk, a section foreman at Raleigh Coal and Coke, died Friday after a fall on the job. He was born in Poland in 1894 and had worked in Raleigh mines for 34 years. Surviving are his wife Katie and three sons John Jr, Joe, and Mike.
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John Kacsmaryk
Raleigh
Saint Francis de Sales
Poland
America
Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Katie Kacsmaryk
John Naesmaryk, Jr
Army Air Forces
India
Joe Kasemaryk
Arc Florida
Mike Kacsmaryk
Corning
New York
Miss Ann Crews Returns to Marshall College
Miss Ann Crews returns to Huntington to resume studies at Marshall College after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Crews in Pineville for the holidays.
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Register
Pineville
Ann Crews
Huntington
Marshall College
H. E. Crews
Fallback list of West Virginia political figures named as options
Inquiry at his home in Beckley drew a noncommittal reply. Johnson and Paull are floated as compromise candidates for factions while Amos Paull Pennybacker and Edmiston are also mentioned as possible candidates or returns to previous roles. Pennybacker may seek judge or Parkersburg post. Weston’s Edmiston has been discussed but said nothing.
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Beckley
Johnson
Amos
Senate
Paull
Pennybacker
Parkersburg
Edmiston of
Weston
Grand Jury 10 to Meet Here Tomorrow in Beckley
Prosecutor Ned H. Rageland to present 35 new indictments including maiming grand larceny and gambling charges as grand jury convenes. Docket will include 38 old cases eight holdover appeals and new appeal cases. petit jury also set for tomorrow. Names include Clarence Randolph Oswald Nellie Pack Raleigh James Dixon Donald Bowling Poindexter Michael Beckley and many others in varied offenses.
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Ned H. Rageland
Clarence Randolph
Oswald
Nellie Pack
Raleigh
Grand Javceny
William
John Sweeney
East Beckley
Bowldley
Jigas Altsock
Beckley
Robert Gray
Sam A. Mitcham
Karl Muredock
Jobe McDowell
Foeles
Alinehe McDaniel
Virginia Ware
John Floyd Rogers
Rast Becklesy
Carl Thornton Beckles
Obra
Weazell
Raymond Cox
Helen
Leonard Scott
Carlos Scott
Lester
Beecher Plumley
Arnold Adkins
Thaddeus Bennett
Dvidee Bragg
Richmond
Brage School
Olva
Bowder
Cool Ridge
Albert Harris Stotesbury
Harold William Baker
Wtl
Lene
Rhodell
Prater Workman
Clear Creek
Elbert
Bowyer
Maple Fork
Ola B. Phillips
John Coots
Ameagte
Women as Engineer Trainees Recruit in West Virginia
The United States civil service commission seeks applicants for pre service training classes for engineering aides at Wesleyan College Buckhannon. Trainees will join the army air forces materials command at Wright Field Dayton Ohio after the course. Women are preferred but men may apply if draft free. No age limit though 18 to 40 preferred. Classes begin at the college starting February with courses in mechanics materials of engineering algebra and trigonometry slide rule calculators technical drawing and engineering graphs and formulae.
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United States Civil Service Commission
West Virgina Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Army Air Forces, Material Command
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Caflege
H R Lind Dies in Maryland at 34
H R Lind 34 chief petty officer United States navy intelligence office Washington D C died in a Maryland hospital at noon Friday of cancer. He was son in law of Mr and Mrs John W Riddye Callaway Heights. Survived by wife Margaret Lind one step daughter Betty Hash one brother John Lind Navy and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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H.R. Lind
United States Navy Intelligence Office
Washington, D.C
Maryland
John W. Riddye
Callaway Heights
Margaret Lind
Betty Hash
John Lind
United States Navy
Rites Today For Rev Williams Funeral Leader 80
Funeral services will be conducted at Lester Baptist church for the Rev Ped Williams 80 a Methodist minister of 42 years who helped form 24 churches in Raleigh Favela and Wyoming counties. He died Friday morning after an illness of two years. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Cirtsville. He was born near Fayetteville in 185? and entered the ministry in 1901. He organized eight churches and was credited with many revivals and conversions. He married Eliza Jane Maynor in 1882 and had nine children, three surviving plus a later wife Lilly Bowling Williams and fifteen grandchildren. Surviving brothers are Frank Joe J and Alfred Williams. Active pallbearers include W T Smith.
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Lester Baptist Church
L Pan
Henderson
Elizabeth Honea Willams
Kanawha County
Cirtsville
Beckley
A. S. Arnett
Maplewood
White Oak
Gentry
Green Valley
Lowell
Meadow Bridge
Raleigh County
Dangeron
Dry Creek
Clear Creek
Colcord
City
Marville
Lester
Surveyor
Mabscott
Misson
Minission Board
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers
Len Morrison
Tipple
Herndon
Ravin
ML. Pisgah
Ter
Cameron
S Vevor
Eliza Jane Maynor
Crrtsvile
Grady Williams
Martens
Belva Davis
Princeton
Georgia Pratt
Thurmond
Ales Williams
Lilly Bowling Williams
Frank Williams
Joe J. Williams
Berkley
Alfred Williams
Pax
W. T. Smith
Collins High to Resume Classes If Equipment Arrives
Superintendent KE Ashworth said Collins high school may reopen Tuesday if ordered equipment arrives. About 400 students faced displaced classes after the Tuesday night fire. Some rooms will use church space and a dwelling, with burnsides heating, while carpenters remove remaining walls and night guards stay posted.
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Collings High School
M. Ashworth
Ashworth
Curtis Turner
Wilson Mealows
Ile
Huntington
Charleston
Thurch
Home Economics Department
Board of Education
Institute Will Meet Thursday With Guest Speaker
The New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute will meet at the Appalachian Electric Power building Thursday January 13 at 7 30 PM. L W Scottie Scott of General Electric will speak on D C Automatic Reclosing Feeder Equipments what they do and how they do it.
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New River and Winding
Christopher Facing Dual Induction Orders in Virginia
Richmond VA reports T J Christopher an American Tobacco Co employee receives two 8 A classifications and two 1 A reclassifications along with two greeting requests from the president to report for induction next Monday creating a dual duty scenario during registration day.
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Richmond
T. J. Christopher
American Tobado Company
Christopher
Woman breaks ankle in fall on East Main street
Mrs. Mary Reese of 133 12 East Main street slin ged and fell on ice on East Main street about 6 30 pm. She was taken to Raleigh General hospital where she is confined as a patient. Private Eugene I. Dinford of Rindell is reported missing in action by the War department. The cotton plant can survive drought by stopping growth until rains return. Edward Birch Parley Brown Joe Bonds Millard Horton and Walter Henderson.
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Mary Reese
East Main Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Eugene I. Dinford
Rindell
War Department
Edward Birch
Parley Brown
Joe Bonds
Millard Horton
Walter Henderson
Crab Orchard Lass Leads War Bond Pallet Effort
Miss Juanita Weeks, 13, of Crab Orchard, spoke in Beckley after attending Four-H officers training. She has sold pallets to buy a $25 war bond and war stamps, keeps 20 of 50 White Leghorn chickens, and won a blue ribbon previously for her four-chicken exhibit.
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Juanita Weeks
QO. CG. Weeks
Beckley
Raleigh
Colea-Cola
Oakwood Avenue
Infant Robert Wil son Pinson Rites Set
Funeral services for six months old Robert Wilson Pinson son of Mr and Mrs J J Pinson of Hot coal will be held Monday at 2 p m at McAlpin church with Rev Chapman of Hat coal in charge Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park The infant died at home Friday at 10 p m Survived by parents and siblings Daniel Fern Morland Ruth Barbara and Ella Pinson all at home
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Robert Wilson Pinson
J.J. Pinson
Hotcoal
McAlpin Church
Chapman
Hatcoal
Sunset Memorial Park
Daniel
Fern
Morland
Ruth
Barbara
Ella Pinson
Scouts Postpone Victo Rama Rally at Woodrow Wilson High
The Boy Scout Victo Rama rally is rescheduled to February 3 at 2 p.m. at Woodrow Wilson High School. The Raleigh County Council of the Boy Scouts of America announces the change, with Howard B. Fillmer as district chairman. The organizing committee includes C B Trosper chairman J L Hornbeck R L Davis William Reeser and Rev. David J Rees.
Auto Mechanics Course Offered for Practicing Mechanics
A free auto mechanics course for men already employed as mechanics and vehicle operators will be organized tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Raleigh county vocational school on Second Street. Orville Boggs will teach, with supervision by Stuart Angell. Applications may be made in person or by telephone 9583.
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Raleigh County Vocational School
Second Street
Stuart Angell
Orville Boggs
Thornton Closet Fire Extinguished
Firefighters extinguished a closet fire in the kitchen of C. C. Thornton at 209 Lincoln Street. Damage was about 100 dollars. Fire Chief W. H. Weaconsall cited spontaneous combustion igniting dust mops in the closet, discovered when smoke leaked through the door.
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Beckley Fire Department
C. C. Thornton
Lincoln Street
Tid Feriday
W. H. Weiconsall
Legion To Seek Additional Men For County Members
Americ an Legion plans a regular meeting Monday at 8 p m in the Memorial building with Ben F Dorsey as commander He notes 150 of 250 membership and an estimated 800 service men in the county Sixteen members are wartime veterans Plans include laying out conventions and Labor Day reservations for the event
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American Legion
Memorial Building
Ben F. Dorsey
Legion
Dorsey
Beckley Kiwanis Club Inauguration Night Planned
Inauguration services for the Beckley Kiwanis club include a 6:30 dinner next Friday at the Presbyterian church followed by formal installation ceremonies. W R Bugilt district governor and other 1944 West Virginia Kiwanis district officers will be inducted, with services led by J Hudson Hufford of Bluefield. All district and division officers and ladies are invited. Afterward the group will attend a Moose club dance. LG Houser chairs arranging committee.
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Beckley Kiwanis Club
Presbyterian Church
W. R.bugilt
Othrer
West Virginia
Moose Club
Houser
Kanawha County Couple Buys 3149 Acre Land Tract
Herman D. Everett and Susan B. Everett of Kanawha County purchase 3 149.91 acres including mineral rights from George's Creek Coal company. Deed shows seven tracts named Glade Creek Coal and Erskine Coal and Land Lands on Glade Creek and New River in Shady Springs district.
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Herman D. Everett
Susan B. Everett
Kanawha County
George's Creek Coal Company
Glade Creek Coal Company
Erskine Coal and Land Company
Glade Creek
New River
Shady Springs
1000 Eggs in Every Hen Boosts Poultry Profits
National poultry expert Henry Trafford promotes the 1000 Hen System promising early laying and extended egg production. The ad offers a free copy to readers mailing six or more hens to Pinn Poultry Service in Philadelphia and includes advice on increasing output during scarce egg prices.
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Henry ‘Trafford
Tou Eees Tran
Trafford
Piinn Poultry Service
Philadelphia
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Tom ‘Townsend
G.O.P
Kacsmaryk
Grand Jury
Dr. Ashton
Dudley C. Ashton
Becktey
Army Medical Corps
Army and Navy General Hospital
Springs, Ark
Ashton
Beckley Hospital
University of Richmond
Medical College
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Metical College of Virginia
Mot Springs
Rev. Williams
Institute
General Electric Engineer
R. A
Ray) Harper
ARCO
The
Practical Welding School
Kanawha Street
Stanley V. Hume
Crab Orchard
Pinson
Thornton
East Texas
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince St
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